Systemic sclerosis: correlation between lung abnormalities on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and pulmonary function tests (PFTs)
Abstract Background Systemic sclerosis is a connective tissue disease that affects multiple systems and causes fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. There are two ways in which the lungs can be involved in patients with systemic sclerosis, either isolated pulmonary hypertension or interstitial l...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-06-01
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Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43055-020-00220-3 |